Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

As far as I know, the American Revolution was about not paying taxes, and about keeping slaves. Has anything changed?

I am immediately suspicious of educational "tools" that claim to help by getting in between my students and me

My students and their learning aren't nuisances nor are they widgets. I do not need a dashboard. The friction is the work

Grading is a problem not because it lacks sufficient "time-saving" automation but because it lacks sufficient humanity

I’m just saying it’s REALLY telling how *intensely* racist the US is when there are states *in the middle of an active primary* that are shutting it down so they can redistrict to prevent Black people from representation because SCOTUS said it’s OK to do a racism.

This is like racism speedruns.

Pigfuckers.

Donald Trump decided to make some campaign ads for Democrats during a speech at The Villages in Florida this Friday.

https://crooksandliars.com/2026/05/trump-calls-affordability-one-good-line?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=115105

Why don’t you get another job, then, Gramps?
#TrumpIsUnfit

https://crooksandliars.com/2026/05/trump-whines-medicare-and-medicaid-too?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=115107

“Democrats need to tone down the rhetoric.”

Link: https://xcancel.com/mehdirhasan/status/2048953197838934104

‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia exec says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers
https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/nvidia-executive-cost-of-ai-is-greater-than-cost-of-employees/

#ai #llm #aibubble #labor #labour #swe #claude #chatgpt #anthropic #openai #noai #stopai #fuckai

“On April 28, 2026, the only person in Washington willing to speak plainly about the danger of unchecked executive power, the abandonment of allies, and the corrosion of democratic norms was the King of England. History will note what he said. It will note what we do.”
—Dean Blundell, King Charles Takedown Of Trump Was A MASTERCLASS: How Charles III Quietly Filleted Donald Trump in His Own House
#kingcharles #trump

If roundup is so good for us, will I get in trouble if I doordash to the white house and offer free roundup milkshakes to everyone inside? Choice of vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate. Only one size: EXTRA LARGE!

Starting today, USB-C is the mandatory charging standard for all laptops sold in the EU.

We are putting an end to cable clutter and unnecessary costs for citizens.

One cable, any brand, less electronic waste.

We are delivering a simpler, more sustainable digital future for Europe.

More: https://link.europa.eu/QDMFTh

The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis—and then called her a “fucking bitch” moments before she died in her car—was only placed on three days of administrative leave and continues to work for the agency in another state. https://trib.al/WhuClfV

Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder, Dies at 79
#RIP #TDIM
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/dave-mason-traffic-obituary-1236228571/